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Where does “exemplaris” come from?

exemplaris (Latin) comes from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

Ancestry of “exemplaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
2Latineximō—
3LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
4Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
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